教科書：Crown
教科書：Crown：Communication II：Lesson 10

Grandfather's Letters
One day, while Charles Grimaldiチャールズ・グリマル
ディ〔彼の亡くなった母親マーガレットの持ち物を漁っていた：was going through his late mother
Margaret's belongings〕, he found an oldalbum with〔絵入りの手紙：illustratedletters〕 and cards〔「カカ」と署名された：
signed “kaka."〕Who were these lettersfrom?

②Kaka was Henry Thornhill. Born in 1854, he wasa〔立派な陸軍士官：respected armyofficer〕of the British Colonial Serviceイギリ
ス植民局 in India. He had three children—Cudbert,
Charlie and Madge—who all grew up in India.
Madge〔海軍士官と結婚した：married anaval officer〕and they had their firstson in 1912, Teddy. 〔赤ちゃんテディの「じいちゃん」と言おうとする試みが、ソーンヒルの「カカ」とい①
Charles Grimaldi called his uncle Teddy, who also
had letters from Kaka. Grimaldi learned thatKaka was the nickname of his great-grandfather.
His cousins also had letters from Kaka. Soon, he
had over 850 letters and cards: the world's largest
collection of 〔絵入の書簡：illustrated
correspondence〕. 〔彼は、それを、出版することに決めた（使役動詞＋過去分詞）：He
decidedtogetitpublished〕.

Princess Anne of England wrote the〔導入部：introduction〕for the book, Pictures inthe Post. Some of the 〔利益：profits〕
support Save the Children, an international
charity.
Eight more people contacted Grimaldi to say thatthey also had letters from Kaka. 〔合計で〜の：A
total of〕1,200 illustrated letters andcards had been discovered.
〔これが〜です：Here is〕the story of Kakaand the〔時代：times〕in which he lived—〔時代：times〕of war, sea travel, and family life
across England and〔植民地の：colonial〕
India.

うニックネームに結果としてなった：Babyattempts

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Teddy's“grandpa"

resulted in Henry Thornhill's nickname of“Kaka."〕Kaka loved nature and〔〜の知識がたくさんあった：had a great knowledge of〕Indianbirds and animals, which he wanted to share withhis grandchildren. In 1914, he started sending
illustrated cards to Teddy, who was one and ahalf years old at the time. There are pictures of〔たくさんの〜：a number of〕animals,〔主に：principally〕 Mr. Hare and anelephant called Hathi, who have adventures withTeddy
Just a few weeks before World War I〔勃発した：
broke out〕in 1914, the whole Thornhill
family moved back to England. In England, thewar quickly 〔〜を別れさせた：separated〕
Kaka and Teddy,〔（ＳがＶする）ので：since〕
Teddy's father was sent to work for the Navy〔（ＳがＶする）一方で：while〕Kakaremained in London. Kaka continued to sendcards to Teddy that〔〜を特集した：featured〕pictures of animals, sports andinventions.

教科書：Crown：II：READ 29③After the war ended in 1918, Teddy〔〜に戻った：
moved back to〕India with his father〔（ＳがＶする）一方で：while〕 Kaka 〔とどまった：remained〕in England. 〔当時は：In
those days〕, 〔人々は長距離を船で移動した：

Teddy〔インドからイングランドへ、寄宿学校に通うた

people traveled long distances by

地局に入って（結果）海外に配属された：joined theship〕, and families〔離れて暮らした：livedColonialapart〕for their〔教育：education〕andoverseas〕 . Kaka 〔〜する機会がほとんど無めに、送られたことを覚えていた（受動態の動名詞）：
remembered being sent from India
to England to attend boarding school〕

when he was 10 years old. He〔〜まで進学した：
went on to〕the university and then〔植民Servicetostationedfor their work. Families〔繋がっていたかった：

かった：hadるが：even though〕they were separated〔〜に手紙を書く：writeby long distances. They wrote letters, althoughmembers living in their separate locations acrossEurope and India

wanted to be connected〕〔〜ではあ〔郵便がその目的地へ船で到達するには多くの週を要すfewbeopportunities

to〕meet his grandchildren. So he continued toto〕 his family

るだろう：it would take many weeks for
mail to reach its destinationby ship〕.
〔この時期のカカの手紙は、テディと共に、彼の孫のマーガレットとエリザベス宛て、であった：Kaka's
letters from this period were directed

to his granddaughters Margaret and Elizabeth as④
The〔テディとカカの最後の再会：finalreunion between Teddy and Kaka〕was in
Switzerland in 1938, when Teddy was 26 years
old. After this〔再会：reunion〕, Teddy wrote
in a letter to Kaka that Kaka was〔彼が今まで持った中で最高の友人だ：the best friend he hadwell as Teddy〕. When his grandchildren〔５ever

歳になった：turned five〕, Kaka began to〔よりexpressed his thanks for〕〔彼の人生長い文を含む：includelongerhad〕 . He 〔〜に彼の感謝を表明した：を通してカカが彼に示した全ての愛と優しさ：all thesentences〕in his messages, using〔彼らがlove and kindness Kaka had shown him

読めるようになるのを助けるために、大文字を使って：

throughout his life〕. When World War

using

II began in 1939, 〔さらなる連絡：furthercontact〕between Kaka and Teddy becameimpossible. Kaka died in 1942 at the age of 88.

capitalletterstohelp

them learn to read〕. 〔彼は、インドの珍しい動物についてだけでなく、発明や技術についても、彼らに手紙を書いた：Hewrotetothemnot

only about the rare animals of India butalso

aboutinventions

andtechnology〕. The telephone, radio, and〔動力飛行：powered flight〕were the〔先駆 的 な 技 術 ： p i o n e e r i n gtechnologies〕of the 1920s.

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Although〔約100年が経った：about 100 years
have passed〕since Kaka began writing
letters, they continue to〔世界中の、若いのと年配の両方の、読者を引きつける：attract
bothyoungand

oldreaders

aroundtheworld〕. The letters〔〜に…を思い起こさせる：
remind〕 us that 〔我々がどこにいようとも：
wherever we are〕, and〔どんな時（代）に生きていようとも：in whatever times welive〕, 〔我々が、連絡をとりたいと、思うというこextraとを、示すための、追加の努力が：theefforttoshowthat

wecaretokeep in touch〕〔大きな変化をもたらす/重要だ：makesallthedifference〕 .

〔（ＳがＶする）時代において：In

anagewhen〕we can connect with friends and family〔即座に：instantly〕〔ショートメールやSNSを介して：through text messaging andSNS〕, 〔連絡を取ること：keepingintouch〕is〔我々が当然のものとしてとらえている何か：something we take for granted〕.

Kaka was〔夢中にさせられる：fascinated〕
by technology, and〔海を越えて彼の家族と連絡をとり続ける方法としてインターネットを使うことを彼は楽しんでいたであろう（仮定法過去完了）：hewould

have enjoyed using the Internet as away of staying in touch with hisfamily across the seas〕. But how manyelectronic messages will〔財宝として残る：remain as “treasures"〕that〔後代に伝えることができる：can be passed on tolatergenerations〕 ? 〔手書きの：Handwritten〕letters have a special〔永続する魔法：lastingmagic〕 that is bornfrom 〔それらを書いて送るために要した時間と思いやり：the time and care taken to write andsend them〕. Kaka's love for his family〔生き続ける：lives on〕through the illustrated lettersthat he sent to his grandchildren.